UK places 3rd in global ICCA ranking

The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) has released its annual city ranking by number of meetings, with Barcelona overtaking Paris and Vienna to claim the top spot in 2017.

The ranking covers the top 20 cities, with Barcelona, Paris, Vienna, Berlin and London making up the top five.

ICCA also includes country rankings, which haven’t seen much movement in the top ten compared to 2016. As has been the case for the past two decades, the USA remains in the number one position with 941 meetings. Germany comes in second with 682 and the UK in third with 592.

The top 20 country ranking can be viewed below:

Rank

Country

# Meetings

1

U.S.A.

941

2

Germany

682

3

United Kingdom

592

4

Spain

564

5

Italy

515

6

France

506

7

Japan

414

8

China P.R.

376

9

Canada

360

10

Netherlands

307

11

Portugal

298

12

Austria

281

13

Republic of Korea

279

14

Australia

258

15

Sweden

255

16

Brazil

237

17

Switzerland

230

18

Poland

216

19

Belgium

208

20

Denmark

203

More information, including the top 20 cities, can be found on the ICCA website.

UK places 3rd in global ICCA ranking was last modified: May 8th, 2018 by Nicola Macdonald